Fate Simulator: Path to Greatness

[After you continue reading the Nameless Secret Book, a new understanding begins to dawn upon you.]

[If what is recorded in the book is accurate, it is clear that this Nameless Secret Book can no longer be considered merely a martial art. It is more fitting to describe it as a combination of martial arts and body cultivation.]

[The secret book contains only a set of peculiar movements, which are said to be used for body training.]

[In addition to that, there is a division of martial arts realms and some theoretical knowledge.]

[It explains how to break through one's limits and continue strengthening one's power.]

[After reading it, you feel that this might indeed be an incredible resource.]

[So, once again, you take out a stack of silver notes and hand them to Wu Youdao. Without waiting for his refusal, you thank him and leave with the secret book.]

[If the contents of the secret book are accurate, you believe now is the perfect time for this book to have appeared.]

[According to the Nameless Secret Book, the foundation of martial arts begins with tempering the body to make it stronger, which is why it is referred to as the Body Tempering Realm.]

[Body Tempering is divided into nine levels, and every three levels are grouped into a stage, which are known as the Skin Refining Realm, the Flesh Refining Realm, and the Bone Refining Realm.]

[Each stage has its own bottleneck.]

[To break through this bottleneck and progress further, one either needs a special opportunity or must master a particular method.]

[Without either, an ordinary person's training can only reach the third level of the Body Tempering Realm, which is the peak of the Skin Refining Realm.]

[You realize that your fitness talent (Fitness Master) can no longer increase your current strength, which aligns with what the Nameless Secret Book suggests—it is the limit of the Skin Refining Realm.]

[Previously, you had no method and were blindly practicing on your own, likely unable to break through.]

[But now, with the Nameless Secret Book, the strange set of movements described in the book is said to be an authentic martial arts method that can break the limit of the Skin Refining Realm.]

[It could be said that Wu Youdao's Nameless Secret Book has come at the perfect time.]

[That same year, you begin practicing the strange movements in the Nameless Secret Book.]

[But those seemingly odd movements prove to be an ordeal.]

[With your current physical condition, you can barely complete the set of movements once.]

[Afterward, you are exhausted and collapse like a dead dog.]

[You immediately understand why Wu Youdao said he never practiced it.]

[With the difficulty of these movements, ordinary people truly cannot practice them.]

[You realize that, without the talent of a Fitness Master, your physical condition, which already surpasses that of most people, is still insufficient to complete a full set of movements.]

[The good news is that after practicing the movements a few times, you begin to see an increase in your strength.]

[In reality, Jiang Yifeng's expression changed as he observed this.]

[Sure enough, martial arts in this world are also extraordinary.]

[The limit that couldn't be improved in previous simulations was easily broken after practicing the Nameless Secret Book's technique.]

[But it is clear that not everyone could achieve this—just as Wu Youdao said, he couldn't practice it.]

[Jiang Yifeng realizes he probably couldn't complete a full set of movements either, which meant he wouldn't be able to use the Nameless Secret Book to improve.]

[Now, Jiang Yifeng is becoming increasingly curious about this world.]

[There are martial artists and immortal cultivators, yet where have they all gone? Why has he never heard anyone mention them?]

[With curiosity building, Jiang Yifeng continues to examine the simulation panel.]

[You notice that your strength has increased again, and you continue to practice diligently in the days that follow.]

[At the same time, you discover that every time you practice the movements in the Nameless Secret Book, your appetite suddenly spikes.]

[You become more and more fond of meat, eating freely and feeling as though you could consume an entire cow in a day.]

[As you continue to practice, your appetite grows exponentially.]

[Fortunately, you are not lacking in money.]

[However, after each practice session, you end up consuming vast amounts of food. When your father, Jiang Fushan, notices this, he grows worried about your health.]

[He consults with several renowned doctors to examine your condition.]

[You reluctantly cooperate.]

[After several visits, all the famous doctors confirm that there is nothing wrong with your health, but they do mention that you're consuming an extraordinary amount of blood and qi during your martial arts practice, which is the reason behind your increased appetite. Jiang Fushan is finally reassured.]

[In the tenth year, thanks to the efforts of your father Jiang Fushan, the Jiang family business becomes the leading business in Dayu Country.]

[In the eleventh year, Jiang's Business lands a major deal, and your father departs on a business trip to the neighboring Liang State.]

[In the twelfth year, you learn that the black-clad immortal cultivator who uses the palm technique will attack the Jiang family next year, and you realize it's time to leave Qingshan City.]

[Before leaving, however, your father, Jiang Fushan, finds you.]

[He urges you to leave Qingshan City and travel for a while.]

[You sense that something is wrong and suspect that your father is aware of the impending danger facing the Jiang family.]

[You hurriedly ask him why he wants you to leave.]

[But Jiang Fushan insists that he simply wants you to broaden your horizons.]

[Left with no choice, you ultimately leave Qingshan City on your own.]

[In reality, Jiang Yifeng is certain that his father is aware of something.]

[He is just confused—why is this simulation different from the first one?]

[In the first simulation, although his father seemed uneasy, he did not ask Jiang Yifeng to leave Qingshan City.]

[What did he do to change his father's actions?]

[Jiang Yifeng recalls the differences between the first and second simulations.]

[He forms a few hypotheses in his mind.]

[He believes it is likely because he is practicing martial arts in this simulation.]

[His father, thinking that as a martial artist, he would have a better chance of surviving alone, probably wants him to leave sooner.]

[However, Jiang Yifeng soon dismisses this guess.]

[If his father were sure about the danger, even if Jiang Yifeng were not a martial artist, he should still let him escape—or the whole family should flee together.]

[The true answer seems to be that his father knows there is danger, but he believes there is hope within the danger.]

[Thus, in the first simulation, he didn't allow Jiang Yifeng to escape because being a weakling outside would have been far more dangerous than staying in the Jiang family.]

[After all, in previous simulations, leaving Qingshan City meant encountering several bandits, suggesting that the outside world was far from peaceful.]

[Now, in this simulation, Jiang Yifeng is a martial artist, so the risk of being alone outside is much lower, making staying with the Jiang family more perilous.]

[Jiang Yifeng sighs.]

[The key issue is his father—why is he so stubborn?]

[Why doesn't he tell him what's really going on? How can Jiang Yifeng find a solution without this information?]

[Jiang Yifeng helplessly continues looking at the simulator.]

[After leaving Qingshan City, you hide in the mountains to train diligently.]

[In the thirteenth year, your strength increases significantly, though without any external tests, you can't exactly gauge your progress.]

[By the fourteenth year, your physical strength continues to improve.]

[By the fifteenth year, however, your strength increases noticeably more slowly.]

[Even the last small increase seems difficult to perceive, as though you have reached another bottleneck.]

[You realize this is the limit of the sixth level of the Body Tempering Realm, the completion of the Flesh Refining Realm.]

[According to the Nameless Secret Book, it is recommended to use a medicine called Qu Gu Dan to assist cultivation after this point.]

[Without it, it might take a long time and constant practice to make a breakthrough.]

[Unfortunately, you don't know what Qu Gu Dan is or where to find it.]

[This frustrates you, as you wonder how long it will take before you can match the strength of the man in black.]

[You refuse to give up and continue studying the Tianxuan Gong, hoping to cultivate immortality, but unfortunately, there is still no progress, and a year slips away in vain.]